diff --git a/sailfish/src/runtime/escape/avx2.rs b/sailfish/src/runtime/escape/avx2.rs
index b75043b..2639f42 100644
--- a/sailfish/src/runtime/escape/avx2.rs
+++ b/sailfish/src/runtime/escape/avx2.rs
@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@ const VECTOR_BYTES: usize = std::mem::size_of::<__m256i>();
 const VECTOR_ALIGN: usize = VECTOR_BYTES - 1;
 
 #[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
-pub unsafe fn escape(buffer: &mut Buffer, bytes: &[u8]) {
-    let len = bytes.len();
+pub unsafe fn escape(feed: &str, buffer: &mut Buffer) {
+    let len = feed.len();
 
     if len < 8 {
-        let start_ptr = bytes.as_ptr();
+        let start_ptr = feed.as_ptr();
         let end_ptr = start_ptr.add(len);
         naive::escape(buffer, start_ptr, start_ptr, end_ptr);
         return;
     } else if len < VECTOR_BYTES {
-        sse2::escape(buffer, bytes);
+        sse2::escape(feed, buffer);
         return;
     }
 
-    let mut start_ptr = bytes.as_ptr();
+    let mut start_ptr = feed.as_ptr();
     let end_ptr = start_ptr.add(len);
 
     let v_independent1 = _mm256_set1_epi8(5);
diff --git a/sailfish/src/runtime/escape/fallback.rs b/sailfish/src/runtime/escape/fallback.rs
index 540b934..231795b 100644
--- a/sailfish/src/runtime/escape/fallback.rs
+++ b/sailfish/src/runtime/escape/fallback.rs
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ fn contains_key(x: usize) -> bool {
 }
 
 #[inline]
-pub unsafe fn escape(buffer: &mut Buffer, bytes: &[u8]) {
-    let len = bytes.len();
-    let mut start_ptr = bytes.as_ptr();
+pub unsafe fn escape(feed: &str, buffer: &mut Buffer) {
+    let len = feed.len();
+    let mut start_ptr = feed.as_ptr();
     let end_ptr = start_ptr.add(len);
 
-    if bytes.len() < USIZE_BYTES {
+    if feed.len() < USIZE_BYTES {
         naive::escape(buffer, start_ptr, start_ptr, end_ptr);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/sailfish/src/runtime/escape/mod.rs b/sailfish/src/runtime/escape/mod.rs
index 606c42e..eccae83 100644
--- a/sailfish/src/runtime/escape/mod.rs
+++ b/sailfish/src/runtime/escape/mod.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ mod fallback;
 mod naive;
 mod sse2;
 
+use std::mem;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};
+
 use super::buffer::Buffer;
 
+type FnRaw = *mut ();
+
 static ESCAPE_LUT: [u8; 256] = [
     9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9,
     9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 0, 9, 9, 9, 1, 2, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9,
@@ -25,38 +30,37 @@ static ESCAPE_LUT: [u8; 256] = [
 const ESCAPED: [&str; 5] = ["&quot;", "&amp;", "&#039;", "&lt;", "&gt;"];
 const ESCAPED_LEN: usize = 5;
 
+static FN: AtomicPtr<()> = AtomicPtr::new(escape as FnRaw);
+
 #[cfg(target_feature = "avx2")]
-pub(crate) fn escape_to_buf(feed: &str, buf: &mut Buffer) {
+pub fn escape(feed: &str, buf: &mut Buffer) {
     unsafe { avx2::escape(buf, feed.as_bytes()) }
 }
 
+/// default escape function
 #[cfg(not(target_feature = "avx2"))]
+pub fn escape(feed: &str, buf: &mut Buffer) {
+    let fun = if is_x86_feature_detected!("avx2") {
+        avx2::escape
+    } else if is_x86_feature_detected!("sse2") {
+        sse2::escape
+    } else {
+        fallback::escape
+    };
+
+    FN.store(fun as FnRaw, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    unsafe { fun(feed, buf) };
+}
+
+pub fn register_escape_fn(fun: fn(&str, &mut Buffer)) {
+    FN.store(fun as FnRaw, Ordering::Relaxed);
+}
+
+#[inline]
 pub(crate) fn escape_to_buf(feed: &str, buf: &mut Buffer) {
-    use std::mem;
-    use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};
-
-    type FnRaw = *mut ();
-
-    static FN: AtomicPtr<()> = AtomicPtr::new(detect as FnRaw);
-
-    fn detect(buffer: &mut Buffer, bytes: &[u8]) {
-        let fun = if is_x86_feature_detected!("avx2") {
-            avx2::escape as FnRaw
-        } else if is_x86_feature_detected!("sse2") {
-            sse2::escape as FnRaw
-        } else {
-            fallback::escape as FnRaw
-        };
-
-        FN.store(fun as FnRaw, Ordering::Relaxed);
-        unsafe {
-            mem::transmute::<FnRaw, fn(&mut Buffer, &[u8])>(fun)(buffer, bytes);
-        }
-    }
-
     unsafe {
         let fun = FN.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
-        mem::transmute::<FnRaw, fn(&mut Buffer, &[u8])>(fun)(buf, feed.as_bytes());
+        mem::transmute::<FnRaw, fn(&str, &mut Buffer)>(fun)(feed, buf);
     }
 }
 
@@ -157,8 +161,8 @@ mod tests {
             buf3.clear();
 
             unsafe {
-                escape_to_buf(&*s, &mut buf1);
-                fallback::escape(&mut buf2, s.as_bytes());
+                escape_to_buf(s, &mut buf1);
+                fallback::escape(s, &mut buf2);
                 naive::escape(&mut buf3, s.as_ptr(), s.as_ptr(), s.as_ptr().add(s.len()));
             }
 
diff --git a/sailfish/src/runtime/escape/sse2.rs b/sailfish/src/runtime/escape/sse2.rs
index 1b84ef7..3a650af 100644
--- a/sailfish/src/runtime/escape/sse2.rs
+++ b/sailfish/src/runtime/escape/sse2.rs
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ const VECTOR_ALIGN: usize = VECTOR_BYTES - 1;
 
 #[target_feature(enable = "sse2")]
 #[inline]
-pub unsafe fn escape(buffer: &mut Buffer, bytes: &[u8]) {
-    let len = bytes.len();
+pub unsafe fn escape(feed: &str, buffer: &mut Buffer) {
+    let len = feed.len();
     if len < VECTOR_BYTES {
-        let start_ptr = bytes.as_ptr();
+        let start_ptr = feed.as_ptr();
         let end_ptr = start_ptr.add(len);
         naive::escape(buffer, start_ptr, start_ptr, end_ptr);
         return;
     }
 
-    let mut start_ptr = bytes.as_ptr();
+    let mut start_ptr = feed.as_ptr();
     let end_ptr = start_ptr.add(len);
 
     let v_independent1 = _mm_set1_epi8(5);